Rhymed text describes some of the exemplary behavior for which the good monster deserves a hug.

Monsters know good places to hide and the reader must find the monster in each picture as the various clocks show the hours from one to twelve.

Mentions all the places a monster could hide--if there really were any.

Recounts the Greek myth about the three-headed dog who was employed to guard the portals of the Underworld.

A fierce dragon plaguing a region of Greece comes into combat with the young prince, Cadmus of Phoenicia. The book's illustrations are famous works of art covering many centuries.

After an actor is poisoned onstage and the body disappears, other mysterious events suggest that the theater conceals either his ghost or a clever murderer.

Recounts the Greek myth about the monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, which lived in the Labyrinth in Crete until killed by the hero Theseus.

Presents the exploits of the monstrous bandit who offered hospitality to travelers on the road from Troezen to Athens, only to perform horrible acts once they went to bed. Liberally illustrated with art works representing many centuries.

Recounts the myth of the giant son of Mother Earth who, with his bodyguards, Gobi, Mordo, and Kell, battled Hercules.